It's Country Fair time!

The Family and Community Education Clubs of Roane County are making plans for the annual Kingston Autumn Country Fair.

The fair will be on Oct. 2 at Fort Southwest Point.

Exhibits will be entered from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in a big white tent at the fort.

Contests are open exclusively to Roane County residents, with youth competitions open to ages 6-16.

No entry fee is required.

Only one entry per class per person is allowed. Work should be that of the person entering it, and entries should have been finished since October 2009. No article will be accepted that has previously been entered in this fair.

All canned items must be sealed and in standard quart, pint, half-pint or quarter-pint canning jars. No other type jar will be accepted. Jars that “pop” or become unsealed will be disqualified.

For easier registration, mark entries with Division and Class before registering. Do not put names on entries.

First-, second- and third-place ribbons will be awarded.

Exhibits should be picked up at 5 p.m. Oct. 2.

Divisions and classes for exhibits include:

Division A: Needlework

Class 1 — Afghan

Class 2 — Needlepoint on cloth

Class 3 — Needlepoint on plastic canvas

Class 4 — Crochet article

Class 5A — Hand-knitted articles  

Class 5B — Loom-knitted articles (including Knifty Knitter)

Class 5C — Machine-knitted articles 

Class 6 — Tatted article

Class 7 — Embroidered article

Class 8 — Chicken-scratch article

Class 9 — Cross-stitch article

Class 10 — Candle-wicking article

Class 11 — Machine-embroidered or machine-cross-stitched article

Class 12 — Pillow

Class 13 — Handmade lace

Class 14 — Needlework article that does not fit other categories

Division B: Quilts

and Quilted Articles

Class 1 — Hand-pieced and hand-quilted quilt by individual

Class 2 — Machine-pieced and hand-quilted quilt by individual

Class 3 — Hand- or machine-pieced and machine quilted quilt by individual

Class 4 — Appliqué, hand- or machine-quilted quilt

Class 5 — Baby quilt

Class 6 — Hand quilted by another individual, whose name must be given

Class 7 — Machine quilted by another individual, whose name must be given

Class 8 — Other quilted articles

Division C: Clothing

Class 1 — Hand-painted T-shirt or sweatshirt

Class 2 — Hand-decorated T-shirt or sweatshirt

Class 3 — Handmade miscellaneous clothing

Class 4 — Hand-decorated miscellaneous clothing other than T-shirt or sweatshirt

Class 5 — Hand-painted clothing other than T-shirt or sweatshirt

Class 6 — Quilted articles

Division D: Handicrafts

Class 1A — Dried flower arrangement

Class 1B —   Artificial flower arrangement

Class 1C —  Fresh flower arrangement

Class 2A — Handmade doll

Class 2B — Doll made from kit

Class 3A — Handmade toy

Class 3B — Toy made from kit

Class 4 — Painting on wood, metal, ceramic or rocks

Class 5 — Wreath

Class 6 — Small Christmas ornament

Class 7 — Christmas tree topper, such as star or angel

Class 8 — Handmade jewelry

Class 9A — Lathe woodworking article

Class 9B — Wood-burning woodworking article

Class 10A — Machine wood-carving article

Class 10B — Hand-carved wood-carving article

Class 11 — Sculpted article

Class 12 — Macramé article

Class 13 — Article made from recycled material

Class 14A — Locker hooking handmade rug

Class 14B —  Latch-hook handmade rug

Class 14C —   Handmade rag rug

Class 15 — Bead work other than clothing or jewelry

Class 16A — Scrapbooking album of five or more pages

Class 16B — Scrapbooking single page

Class 17 — Handcrafted article that does not fit other categories

Division E: Fine Arts

Class 1 — Oil paintings

Class 2 — Acrylics

Class 3 — Porcelain

Class 4 — Tole articles

Class 5 — Charcoal drawings

Class 6 — Watercolors

Class 7 — Pen or pencil drawings

Class 8 — Fine arts that do not fit any other categories, includes paint by numbers

Division F: Photography

Class 1 — Black-and-white photo, matted or framed

Class 2 — Color photo, matted or framed

Division G: Baskets

Class 1 — Egg or melon basket

Class 2 — Market or gathering basket

Class 3 — Crochet basket

Class 4 — Other type basket

Division H: Chairs

and Stools

Class 1 — Chair or stool woven with wood, reed splits or similar material

Class 2 — Chair or stool woven with cane

Class 3 — Chair or stool done in macramé

Class 4 — Chair or stool done in sea grass

Division I: Canned Fruit

Jars must be sealed

Class 1 — Tomatoes

Class 2 — Berry

Class 3 — Tomato juice

Class 4 — Apples

Class 5 — Applesauce

Class 6 — Peaches

Class 7 — Other type canned fruit

Division J:

Canned Vegetables

Jars must be sealed

Class 1 — Green beans

Class 2 — Other type canned vegetable

Class 3 — Soup mixture

Division K:

Pickles and Relishes

Jars must be sealed

Class 1 — Bread-and-butter pickles

Class 2 — Dill pickles

Class 3 — Sweet pickles

Class 4 — Mixed pickles

Class 5 — Pickled beets

Class 6 — Pickled okra

Class 7 — Vegetable pickles

Class 8 — Vegetable relish

Class 9 — Fruit relish

Class 10 — Salsa

Class 11 — Other pickle

Division L: Jams, Jellies

and Preserves

Jars must be sealed

Class 1 — Apple jelly

Class 2 — Grape jelly

Class 3 — Berry jelly

Class 4 — Other type jelly

Class 5 — Fruit butters

Class 6 — Blackberry jam

Class 7 — Strawberry jam

Class 8 — Raspberry jam

Class 9 — Other type jam

Class 10 — Preserves

Division M: Baked Goods and Candy

Class 1 — Yeast bread, submit three slices

Class 2 — Quick bread, submit three slices

Class 3 — Bread from a bread machine, submit three slices

Class 4 — Cake containing fat, submit 1/4 cake

Class 5 — Cake without fat, submit 1/4 cake

Class 6 — Any type cupcake, submit three cup cakes

Class 7 — Any type muffin, submit three muffins

Class 8 — Any bar cookie, submit three cookies

Class 9 — Any drop cookie, submit three cookies

Class 10 — Any other type cookie, submit three cookies

Class 11 — Any type brownie, submit three brownies

Class 12 — Any type candy, submit three pieces

Youth Division A:

Jelly and Preserves

Class 1 — Apple jelly

Class 2 — Grape jelly

Class 3 — Fruit butter

Class 4 — Miscellaneous

Youth Division B: Canning

Class 1 — Tomatoes

Class 2 — Green beans

Class 3 — Peaches

Class 4 — Miscellaneous

Youth Division C: Pickles and Relishes

Class 1 — Salsa

Class 2 — Chow Chow

Class 3 — Miscellaneous

Youth Division D:

Baked Goods

Class 1 — Cookie, submit three cookies

Class 2 — Biscuits, submit three biscuits

Class 3 — Cornmeal muffins, submit three muffins

Class 4 — Brownies, submit three brownies

Youth Division E:

Handicrafts

Class 1 — Wood article

Class 2 — Leather article

Class 3 — Throw pillow

Class 4 — Jewelry

Class 5 — Christmas decoration

Class 6 — Cross-stitch

Class 7 — Plastic canvas

Class 8 — Miscellaneous

Youth Division F: Fine Arts

Class 1 — Pencil drawing

Class 2 — Painting

Class 3 — Miscellaneous

Youth Division G:

Photography

Class 1 — Color

Class 2 — Black-and-white

The FCE Clubs are in charge of registering fair entries, finding judges, and furnishing hostesses during the event.

If possible, judges who live outside Roane County are chosen.

Every precaution will be taken to protect entries. Roane County FCE Clubs will not be responsible for lost, stolen or damaged entries.